William Boyd

LA NUEVA Y MONUMENTAL NOVELA DE WILLIAM BOYD, «UNO DE NUESTROS MEJORES NARRADORES CONTEMPORÁNEOS». (THE SPECTATOR) «Un viaje salvaje a través del siglo XIX... irresistible».Financial Times «Prácticam

Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a life of secrets and subterfuge. Dax is sent to Guatemala under the guise of covering a tinderbox presidential election, where the ruthless decisions of the Mafia provoke pitch-black warfare in collusion with the CIA.As political turmoil erupts, Gabriel's reluctant involvement deepens. His escape plan leads him to West Berlin, where he uncovers a chilling realisation: there is a plot to assassinate magnetic young President John F. Kennedy. In a race against time, Gabriel must navigate deceit and danger, knowing that the stakes have never been higher . . .

thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms. Vienna. 1913. It is a fine day in August when Lysander Rief, a young English actor, walks through the city to his first appointment with the eminent psychiatrist, Dr. Bensimon. Sitting in the waiting room he is anxiously pondering the nature of his problem when an extraordinary woman enters. She is clearly in distress, but Lysander is immediately drawn to her strange, hazel eyes and her unusual, intense beauty. Later the same day they meet again, and a more composed Hettie Bull introduces herself as an artist and sculptor, and invites Lysander to a party hosted by her lover, the famous painter Udo Hoff. Compelled to attend and unable to resist her electric charm, they begin a passionate love affair. Life in Vienna becomes tinged with the frisson of excitement for Lysander. He meets Sigmund Freud in a cafe, begins to write a journal, enjoys secret trysts with Hettie and appears to have been cured... London, 1914. War is stirring, and events in Vienna have caught up with Lysander. Unable to live an ordinary life, he is plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence - a world of sex, scandal and spies, where lines of truth and deception blur with every waking day. Lysander must now discover the key to a secret code which is threatening Britain''s safety, and use all his skills to keep the murky world of suspicion and betrayal from invading every corner of his life. Moving from Vienna to London''s west end, the battlefields of France and hotel rooms in Geneva, Waiting for Sunrise is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms.

The major and stunning new novel about wartime espionage from bestselling author William Boyd

Vienna. 1913. It is a fine day in August when Lysander Rief, a young English actor, walks through the city to his first appointment with the eminent psychiatrist, Dr. Bensimon. Sitting in the waiting room he is anxiously pondering the nature of his problem when an extraordinary woman enters. She is clearly in distress, but Lysander is immediately drawn to her strange, hazel eyes and her unusual, intense beauty. Later the same day they meet again, and a more composed Hettie Bull introduces herself as an artist and sculptor, and invites Lysander to a party hosted by her lover, the famous painter Udo Hoff. Compelled to attend and unable to resist her electric charm, they begin a passionate love affair. Life in Vienna becomes tinged with the frisson of excitement for Lysander. He meets Sigmund Freud in a cafe, begins to write a journal, enjoys secret trysts with Hettie and appears to have been cured. London, 1914. War is stirring, and events in Vienna have caught up with Lysander. Unable to live an ordinary life, he is plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence - a world of sex, scandal and spies, where lines of truth and deception blur with every waking day. Lysander must now discover the key to a secret code which is threatening Britain's safety, and use all his skills to keep the murky world of suspicion and betrayal from invading every corner of his life. Moving from Vienna to London's west end, the battlefields of France and hotel rooms in Geneva, Waiting for Sunrise is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms.

Verano de 1913. El joven actor Lysander Rief, animado por las noticias que llegan a Londres sobre los exitos del psicoanálisis, se desplaza a Viena para tratarse un problema sexual. Allí acude a la consulta del doctor Bensimon, discipulo de Freud, donde irrumpe una mujer por la que se siente atraido: la misteriosa Hettie Bull. La ciudad bulle, la cerveza corre y los vieneses llenan las terrazas y parques, una vida sugerente que cautiva al elegante Lysander quien, embarcado en una apasionada relacion con Hettie, parece haber encontrado la cura a su dolencia. De regreso a Londres y con la guerra inminente, sus vivencias en Viena lo persiguen e involucran en un escenario inesperado de espionaje, escandalos y sexo. Entre Viena y el West End londinense, con paradas en Paris, Ginebra y Trieste, Esperando el alba es una aventura poblada de intrigas, hermosas damas y heridas que no cicatrizan, todo un tour de force literario donde al alba tal vez se difuminen las sombras e incertidumbres de la noche.

Amory Clay''s first memory is of her father doing a handstand but it is his absences that she chiefly remembers.Her Uncle Greville, a photographer, gives her both the affection she needs and a camera, which unleashes a passion that irrevocably shapes her future. She begins an apprenticeship with him in London, photographing socialites for magazines. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi-monde of 1920s Berlin, New York in the 1930s, the Blackshirt riots in London, and France during the Second World War, where she becomes one of the first women war photographers.In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of the twentieth century, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman.

À peine a-t-il soufflé les bougies de son quarante-cinquième anniversaire que l''agent 00 le plus efficace de Sa Majesté se voit confier une mission d''un genre très particulier : faire d''un général

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge.A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore Ms orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bonds renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C., where he discovers a web of intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors.Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment.

Au lendemain de la Premiere Guerre mondiale, la tres jeune Amory Clay se voit offrir par son oncle Greville un appareil photo et quelques conseils rudimentaires pour sen servir. Elle ignore alors que cest le declencheur dune passion qui façonnera irrevocablement sa vie future.Un bref apprentissage dans un studio et des portraits de la bonne societe laissent Amory sur sa faim. Sa quete de vie, damour et dexpression artistique lemporte bientot dans un parcours audacieux et trepidant, du Berlin interlope des annees vingt au New York des annees trente, de Londres secoue par les emeutes des Chemises noires a la France occupee et au theatre des operations militaires, ou elle devient lune des premieres femmes photoreporters de guerre.Sa soif dexperiences entraine Amory vers dautres conflits, des amants, un mari, des enfants, tandis quelle continue a poursuivre ses reves, a combattre ses demons.A travers le destin singulier et lobjectif temeraire dune femme independante et genereuse, William Boyd nous promene au gre des evenements les plus marquants de lhistoire contemporaine.Une ode magnifique a la liberte des femmes !

A spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his tiny flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for the magazine Beau Monde. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 20s, to New York of the 30s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story

Amory Clay a un prénom d’homme et des rêves de grandeur. Dévorée dès son plus jeune âge par sa passion pour la photographie, elle ne recule ni devant l’adversité ni devant le scandale. Portraitiste m

The dazzling new book from one of Britain''s best-selling novelists.A philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only passionate kisses as a substitute. A man recounts his personal history through the things he has stolen from others throughout his life. A couple chart the journey of their five year relationship backwards, from awkward reunion to lovelorn first encounter. And, at the heart of the book, a 24-year old young woman, Bethany Mellmoth, embarks on a year-long journey of wishful and tentative self-discovery.The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth depicts the random encounters that bring the past bubbling to the surface; the impulsive decisions that irrevocably shape a life; and the endless hesitations and loss-of-nerve that wickedly complicate it. These funny, surprising and moving stories are a resounding confirmation of Boyd''s powers as one of our most original and compelling storytellers.

En 1939, la joven de origen ruso Eva Delectorskaya es reclutada por los Servicios Secretos Británicos… Treinta y siete años después, entrega a su hija Ruth el primer capítulo de su historia secreta,

It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris. As war breaks out, she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and this time Eva can''t do it alone: she needs her daughter''s help.

Through the intimate journals of Logan Mounstuart we travel from Uruguay to Oxford, on to Paris, the Bahamas, New York and West Africa, and meet his three wives, his family, his friends and colleague

An Ice-Cream War is William Boyd''s sparkling debut novel on the grimly comic side of conflict, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.''What do you think would happen if I shot an elephant in the balls?''''I think it would hurt a great deal.''Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop.As the conflict sweeps up natives and colonials, so those left at home and those fighting abroad find themselves unable to escape the tide of history bearing down on them.